Format of Messages Database.pdb - Treo Forum

DrHyde · 06-30-2008, 03:46 PM

I need to write some software to delve into my Messages Database.pdb and extract all the information it has about messages - the number they were sent from, who that is in my address book, the contents of the message, the date/time. While I could have a go at reverse-engineering it, I'd rather just read some docs. I can't find any though. Can anyone point me at the right place, or at some open source software that can parse this file?

Open source is essential.

DrHyde · 07-12-2008, 09:42 AM

I ended up reverse-engineering it. My far-from-perfect first stab at it is here: David Cantrell / Palm-Treo680MessagesDB-1.0 - search.cpan.org

jfa02 · 07-12-2008, 10:18 AM

I am not aplam os guy anymore but thanks for the work and post godd job!

comiken205 · 07-12-2008, 02:34 PM

Dude, that is awesome!!! It will only work on the 680?

06-30-2008, 03:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
DrHyde A Few Questions.... Join Date: May 2007 Location: London My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: T-Mobile My OS: OSX Posts: 12 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Format of Messages Database.pdb I need to write some software to delve into my Messages Database.pdb and extract all the information it has about messages - the number they were sent from, who that is in my address book, the contents of the message, the date/time. While I could have a go at reverse-engineering it, I'd rather just read some docs. I can't find any though. Can anyone point me at the right place, or at some open source software that can parse this file? Open source is essential.

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07-12-2008, 09:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
DrHyde A Few Questions.... Join Date: May 2007 Location: London My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: T-Mobile My OS: OSX Posts: 12 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	I ended up reverse-engineering it. My far-from-perfect first stab at it is here: David Cantrell / Palm-Treo680MessagesDB-1.0 - search.cpan.org

07-12-2008, 10:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
jfa02 Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 803 Thanked 159 Times in 143 Posts	I am not aplam os guy anymore but thanks for the work and post godd job!

07-12-2008, 02:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
comiken205 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maricopa, AZ My Treo: Treo 755p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 2,314 Thanks: 177 Thanked 253 Times in 217 Posts	Dude, that is awesome!!! It will only work on the 680?